Abstract

In some of the ferropnictide materials, spin-density wave order coexists with superconductivity over a range of doping and temperature. In this paper, we show that odd-frequency pairing emerges on the edges of pnictides in such a coexistence phase. In particular, the breaking of spin-rotation symmetry by spin-density wave and translation symmetry by the edge can lead to the development of odd-frequency spin-triplet Cooper pairing. In this case, the odd-frequency pairing has even-parity components, which are immune to disorder. Our results show that pnictides are a natural platform to realize odd-frequency superconductivity, which has been mainly searched for in heterostructures of magnetic and superconducting materials. The emergence of odd-frequency pairing on the edges and in the defects can be potentially detected in magnetic response measurements.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2018
Volume
98
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.98.144517
Journal
Physical Review B
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